Crazy fact, the opening scene with the couple being attacked is based on the real life murder of Charlie Howard who was killed in a hate crime for being homosexual in Stephen Kings hometown. He wanted to include the scene to remind people of horrible stuff that happens in the real world, and sometimes the monsters walk among us.
@RazorShalom
Ай бұрын
Stephen king is an actively open homosexual? Isn’t he? I thought it was about him and his lover.
@indiatastic
21 күн бұрын
@@RazorShalom no.
@TraynArt
Жыл бұрын
In the book it’s suggested that many of the people of Derry are either evil or disassociated because of Pennywise’s influence on the entire town.
@stevem7192
Жыл бұрын
Derry exists because Pennywise willed it, and Derry ceases to exist when he dies. Everyone in town is his cattle.
@scotter23
Жыл бұрын
This is an important point because most people think it’s just because everybody in that town is shitty. It’s because of the evil that’s pervasive throughout the town because of Pennywise.
@Valyrenai
Жыл бұрын
The people themselves aren't evil. Pennywise was so ingrained in Derry that it was an easy thing just to make people look the other way.
@karlajaeger2082
Жыл бұрын
@@stevem7192 and it's not "suggested" it's canon.
@unclebounce1495
Жыл бұрын
Yes. the influence over time corrupts multi-generationally. it also affects memory.
@PaulLoh
Жыл бұрын
The ritual didn't work the first time because they each had to face their worst fear. The arcade memory was not Richie's worst fear. He was afraid that people would find out that he was actually in love with Eddie. When Pennywise made the mistake of killing Eddie, Richie lost his fear and openly showed his deep feelings for Eddie. That is why they were able to defeat the clown. He feeds off your fear. If you've faced your worst fear and overcome it, that is his biggest fear because then he'll go hungry and waste away. Like he did.
@Tchika
Жыл бұрын
Did you notice, that the actress for Eddie's wife is the same who plays his mom? It's so funny 😂
@earthien
Жыл бұрын
I came here to say that. Thanks.👍😏
@tycol322
Жыл бұрын
It makes sense though cause if you read the books he married a woman who was very much his mother in spirit. Behaving exactly like her with her worry, hypochondria, controlling, etc
@Jovan838
Жыл бұрын
I actually I find it hot
@The_Algae
5 ай бұрын
@@Jovan838Sigmund Freud would be happy
@Brickhouse917
Жыл бұрын
Let's just take a moment to appreciate the casting. Stanley's adult actor looks EXACTLY like him, it's uncanny.
@Brickhouse917
Жыл бұрын
@user-yc3mq2wm3v I made this comment before they said anything as I was watching, but... cool?
@EverydayWithBobby
Жыл бұрын
I said that same thing the first time I saw it. They look like twins
@EverydayWithBobby
Жыл бұрын
@user-yc3mq2wm3v lol why’s it always you “user-Ihaventleftthebasementt0day” accounts that are dicks?
@rd6458
2 ай бұрын
Yep! So does Eddie's...
@grunions9648
Жыл бұрын
Bill Skarsgard is actually doing that creepy smile and wall-eye thing physically. It's kind of amazing that two key elements of Pennywise's face in these movies are sort of random physical quirks of the actor. He's fantastic, and I say that as a fan of the OG Tim Curry.
@nateschwartz8677
Жыл бұрын
Reminds me of the actress in Invasion of the Body Snatchers and her crazy eye-wobbling trick
@Paxford0502
Жыл бұрын
Apparently he was also an absolutely joy on set and the kids loved him.
@meghanmonroe
Жыл бұрын
It's interesting because my right eye does this if I don't actively focus on something, like an involuntary slide. But if I put a little effort into it, I can kind of find a balance between focus and wall-eyed and get that Pennywise/Annie Wilkes from Misery effect. I've never acted (though I always wanted to try), but nevertheless, it's a useful tool in the toolbox.
@rachelBradyni
Жыл бұрын
He does it on command
@AFMountaineer2000
11 ай бұрын
Bill Hader asked him about what kind of trick they used to do it then Bill just did it and freaked him out
@fearless_ambassador_ambo
Жыл бұрын
I love that the blonde guy in the board room scene standing up and talking to Ben is the same actor who played young Ben in the IT TV miniseries.
@hannahj1981
Жыл бұрын
When you said “why him? Get the bad guys!” at the beginning when Pennywise killed Adrian, I just realized a ‘good’ reason for It not to get the bullies. Cause they spread FEAR and fear is what flavors It’s food. Why would he kill those who perpetuate more fear? The bullies also weren’t afraid, their victim was. So he’s much more “tasty.” Just a thought that struck me from your reaction.
@DocuzanQuitomos
Жыл бұрын
Not to mention that It also thrives on violence: the children are his primary food, but as he grows stronger, before going to sleep (in a regular cycle) the violence in Derry skyrockets until it reaches a breaking point (a peak where all the different disasters explored in the newspaper clips happen: massive lynchings, hospitals burning down, a factory exploding...). Also, it's not like the guys walk exactly free (It needs scapegoats, because the bodies are still found and not everybody forgets thanks to his influence; in the novel the bullies get arrested and convicted for the gruesome murder and mutilation of that poor guy... even when they swore it was a clown who did it).
@magicbrownie1357
Жыл бұрын
In the book, it isn't Henry Bower's friend that drives him back to Derry for this little revenge tour, but none other than CHRISTINE, the possessed car. Always loved the crossovers that King weaves into his stories.
@Kayjee17
Жыл бұрын
Check it again. It was definitely the same type of car as Christine, but it was driven by one of Henry's dead friends.
@magicbrownie1357
Жыл бұрын
@@Kayjee17 It's not Christine in the movie, only the book.
@Necksteppa77
11 ай бұрын
@@Kayjee17 Did you not read what he said?
@sean437
Жыл бұрын
As I recall, the child actors selected the adult actors and wrote a letter to each of them about their character's hopes and dreams.
@MrET-kr9zj
Жыл бұрын
Imagine wut Finn actually said to Bill Hader and vice Versa lol those 2 imo are the closest match it's uncanny
@CharlieBrown20XD6
Жыл бұрын
@@MrET-kr9zjlol Bill Hader was like "how powerful is this kid all he has to do is mention my name and I'm in the movie"
@kenhardin22
Жыл бұрын
The book implies that Pennywise may well have influenced the success of the Losers Club as adults, to keep them AWAY from Derry, since as kids they got a glimpse of how to defeat him. The book is ultimately about how adults repress / forget youthful trauma, and how connecting with childhood imagination is a key part of defeating that repressed trauma. It's pretty jumbled, and like many King books co-authored by cocaine.
@meganega123
Жыл бұрын
Co-authored by cocaine should be on book covers 😂
@indiatastic
21 күн бұрын
I havent read this in decades, how is that implied?
@guitarman8462
Жыл бұрын
The little girl under the bleachers, was terrified and crying of Pennywise in real life during the making. After the director yelled " Cut !! " the actor who played Pennywise gave her a hug . Saying " I'm sorry " with a smile.
@Johnny_Socko
Жыл бұрын
Now I remember reading about that. Bill Skarsgard went out of his way to not only be gentle to the child actors, but also show them the craft of how he would perform the role. Basically so they would be aware at all times that he was "Bill, the actor playing Pennywise," and not Pennywise.
@g13n79
Жыл бұрын
you would think, given its a two shot - she didn't need to even see him in full makeup - weird
@guitarman8462
Жыл бұрын
@g13n79 there's a scene with pennywise without makeup
@matthewganong1730
Жыл бұрын
I’m sure somebody already explained this in the comments for one of these movies, but the book is over 1000 pages long and weaves back and forth throughout between the children’s story and their adult versions, so that both timelines play out in parallel (there’s a bit of that in this movie). It gets to the point in the book where scenes are actually transitioning mid sentence between the past and the present, and the intercutting gets faster and more frantic as the book moves to its conclusion. The book is EXTREMELY complex with literally dozens of characters fleshed out and given entire backstories, and there are interlude segments throughout that are excerpts of Mike’s diary as he researches the history of Derry and the various tragedies that have happened there throughout the years. It seems that every time Pennywise appears, there is some horrible mass tragedy that kicks off his cycle, and another that ends it. King said he intended the book to be a kind of “final exam” for monster stories, and got the inspiration for the entire thing when he was walking across a wooden bridge alone at sunset, and thought of the story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff. Except the whole town was the bridge, and Pennywise was the troll. As he wrote, he leaned into the metaphor of the bridge as a bridge from childhood to adulthood.
@mercurioslevin1877
Жыл бұрын
I would love for one of the adaptations to include the full cosmic gods/entities parts with the whole Turtle and The Dead Lights etc but I know that's a lot to ask lol
@tomgrant29
Жыл бұрын
I think that part is just unfilmable, or any attempt at it would just be horrible CGI @@mercurioslevin1877
@normalityrelief
Жыл бұрын
The first film viewed the horrors of Derry through the eyes of a child, the second an adult. Both are scary, but the first is visceral, while the second is heavy. You two make me smile all the time - thanks for that 😊
@joshkresnik6402
Жыл бұрын
Glad you recognized Steve. He took that cameo knowing he’d be saying all the shit that writers hate hearing
@stevem7192
Жыл бұрын
Pennywise isn't an alien per-se, but an Eldritch horror that exists beyond the boundaries of our reality. He got bored of hanging around with his nemesis Maturin (A gigantic turtle), since they were the only two things that exist out there. So he wandered off and ended up on Earth.
@Nimo-the-Red
Жыл бұрын
I love that Simone sang a few words from the buffy musical episode when she heard "where do we go from here" because I always think of that song when I hear that phrase. Less fortunately I also think of The Misfits Last Caress whenever I hear someone say "I've got something to say."
@Tchika
Жыл бұрын
wow, same! I sang it in my head and it made me so happy, that Simone started it right away!
@jenngray8769
Жыл бұрын
Me immediately - “The battle’s done, and we kinda won so we sound our victory cheer… Tell me!”
@jeffevans9853
Жыл бұрын
Came here to mention this. Already thought Simone being a critter was cool, but a Buffy fan too? Awesome.
@paulmatson661
Жыл бұрын
Simone makes us come...plete.
@richetoku
Жыл бұрын
I always go to "let me rest in peace" when I am feeling sad.
@shanewillis316
Жыл бұрын
The Steven King writes bad endings is a thing critics would say about some of this books.
@DKSean
Жыл бұрын
I love him as a writer but yeah, endings are not his strong point
@TheUltraYusuf
Жыл бұрын
It's always funny when he DOES have a good ending like in 11/22/63 or The Shining.
@dusty3913
Жыл бұрын
I can’t disagree.
@ericlear9903
Жыл бұрын
I love Stephen King but yeah sometimes the endings are... interesting
@RyPie51
Жыл бұрын
very true.
@indigozulu9
Жыл бұрын
When the filmmakers originally made the first movie, they had Jessica Chastain in mind for Beverly, and audiences quickly called out Bill Hader and James McAvoy for the adult Richy and Bill
@AcornRiot
Жыл бұрын
Finn specifically wanred Bill Hader
@ProgressiveRoxx
Жыл бұрын
The murder of Adrian Mellon was brilliantly adapted for screen in this movie. Just like the book, it was shocking, extreme, and so full of hate it defies reason. It also carries a dark undertone, because the audience knows that stuff like this happens in real life. In terms of the story the idea is that Pennywise's psychic influence over the centuries has pushed the residents of Derry into a much darker place, but in the real world we can't blame our actions on an Eldritch God of fear and evil (that I know of).
@DKSean
Жыл бұрын
Mentioned this elsewhere but the cast (as remarked) is really good, both in terms of performance and matching with the kids. In another life, maybe Mike did leave Derry to become a successful actor, and The Man Your Man Could Smell Like.
@tigqc
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, he never could get away from the color red lol.
@rainbowpegacornstudios
Жыл бұрын
I love the casting for the adult Losers Club so much. Especially Jessica Chastain as Bev. One of the creepiest parts in Chapter II is when the Losers Club is at the Chinese restaurant and they start getting tormented by Pennywise. And how the Old Spice guy was Mike Hanlon. lol Side note: The fact that one of Pennywise's eyes is wonky isn't a special effect, Bill Skarsgård can actually do that with his eyes....same with the creepy smile.
@LenNDot
Жыл бұрын
I totally did the "Leonardo DiCaprio pointing at the TV GIF" when Simone started to sing "Where Do We Go From Here" from Buffy.😊
@bidishah
Жыл бұрын
I love love love that gif
@MadcapMatt
Жыл бұрын
Casting the mom as adult Eddie's wife was genius
@dvcasey1
Жыл бұрын
The people are also sadistic, because Pennywise is a eldritch horror, like a Cthulhu, so he has influence on the town
@CaptainFirefred
Жыл бұрын
It went for the guy thrown down the bridge, because this guy was filled to the brim with fear and that is what nurishes It, It feeds on fear. Also It amplyfies everything in Derry that is scary, so people do the work for It and It just munches away.
@stevem7192
Жыл бұрын
Pennywise feeds on desire. Fear makes the meat taste better.
@jennifervalentine8955
Жыл бұрын
Also, it's like life. In life bad guys don't necessarily get what is coming to them. Partly why I deny the existence of karma, or at least the Western version of it
@patmuldoon9369
Жыл бұрын
Swear to God, Simone, when you sang "Where do we go from here" I literally shouted "YES!!!"
@otterpoet
Жыл бұрын
Yep, the running gag about bad endings is spot on for Stephen King. One of the most common complaints about his books (including _IT_ itself) is that many of his endings are lackluster at best and terrible at worst. Such a strange irony for one of the Great American Writers. One aspect of Pennywise I _love_ in the films is the uncanny pauses... like it has forgotten how to act 'human' for a moment. (Also the drifting eye... which is totally the actor, not CGI. Major reason why Skarsgård got the part).
@matthewganong1730
Жыл бұрын
The book is one of my favorite books, and it goes to some very strange, out-there, cosmic horror concepts that would be impossible to adapt to film. I appreciated this sequel because it went further out-there than I was expecting while still remaining comprehensible to a film audience. Also, the casting in this film should have gotten an Oscar if they had a category for casting directors.
@stevem7192
Жыл бұрын
I want to see an audience react to Bill and Richie going into the void beyond thought and defeating Pennywise by biting his tongue.
@lordskeletorde
Жыл бұрын
Lol, Simone almost forgot her co-reactor Simone's name.
@Switchblade131284
Жыл бұрын
As mentioned a number of times, the casting for the adult Losers was nailed! The appearances, the mannerisms, etc... everything was spot on. The child actors from Chapter 1 were asked who they'd like to play their older counterparts, but only James McVoy, Jessica Chastain & Bill Hader matched up. Jeremy Ray Taylor (young Ben Hanscom) wanted Chris Pratt to play older him, but it didn't fit with the story or Chris Pratt's schedule. Fun facts - 1. You may or may not recognise Isaiah Mustafa (adult Mike Hanlon) from the 'Old Spice - The man your man could smell like' deodorant adverts. 2. The acrtress who plays adult Eddie Kaspbrak's wife (Molly Atkinson) also played young Eddie's over-protective mum in Chapter 1. So Eddie really did grow up to marry his mother!
@Londonguy1987_
Жыл бұрын
I forgot how much stuff they crammed into this movie. It’s exhausting. there’s the jump scares, the emotion, the set pieces, the visuals, the performances. It’s wild, they really went hard with movie.
@mrZavior
Жыл бұрын
Dude... This reaction gave me THE CREEPS... 23:06 George goes "oh come on, Xavier"... I am called Xavier IRL... I was so fucking immersed it felt like being suddenly awakened... DAMNIT GEORGE
@yeoldegamer5112
Жыл бұрын
George needs to see this and do it every now and again in spooky movies 🤡😈
@MadcapMatt
Жыл бұрын
I love that they asked the kid actors who they wanted to play their older selves and I believe they all agreed to play them.
@brentjones9323
Жыл бұрын
I think the longer you’re away from the town, the less you remember. Also I think Pennywise has influence over people when he comes back. That’s why everyone is just the worst in that town.
@5tef0
Жыл бұрын
I believe that Richie and Eddie were kinda a thing back in the day, hidden but suspected by a few. Which is why Eddies death hits him different. Also explains the R+E that was carved by the bridge along with the flashback scene of Bower's cousin telling Richie to back off and implying Eddie was his boyfriend at the arcade when he asked to play.
@DarseMan
Жыл бұрын
Stephen King is notoriously known for having great books with poor endings. They poke fun of that fact a lot in his movies, he's pretty self aware of the fact lol
@kcadventures1454
Жыл бұрын
It blew my mind how much everyone hated part 2 when it actually sticks way closer to the book than part 1. Its crazy, i like act one of the original 90s mini series more than the remake while i enjoy act 2 of the remake more than the 90s version.
@chanceneck8072
Жыл бұрын
26:38 GREAT question, actually! Growing up I was always under the impression that the book/movie of IT was responsible for the irrational fear of clowns. It wasn't until much later, when I realized that it was actually the other way around. Pennywise CHOSE the form of a clown, because many people are afraid of them. Now, where the original fear stems from I am not so sure. But it was DEFINITELY older than the Stephen King book or the movie. That's historically documented. I think part of it is that there was always a sad clown, too. With only white make-up and a tear. But in general, the clown's job was to make people laugh, right? Well, in medieval times, the clowns who couldn't make the king laugh were immediately executed. Or in general when people got executed, the clown's job was to be there, too and lighten the mood. Very dark aspect if you ask me....
@Seraphis1911
Жыл бұрын
with clowns i dont think there's a specific reason, but there's been plenty of times in history of "scary clowns". I learned from an old professor that clowns have different effects on people, but as a kid, it terrifies us because we're unable to see facial micro expressions because of the makeup, which as kids or toddlers, we use to see how people feel. instead, it's hidden and exaggerated. Personally speaking, the original IT with with Tim Curry is what gave me my childhood fear of clowns lol.
@g13n79
Жыл бұрын
John Wayne Gacy didn't help
@Seraphis1911
Жыл бұрын
@@g13n79 yeah...no he didn't lol
@fearless_ambassador_ambo
Жыл бұрын
I think Vicious Mockery was the spell you were mentioning. Bard coming through in the clutch!
@thedrudgetick
Жыл бұрын
I was a big King reader throughout middle and high school. This book was pivotal for me. Emotional to the point of personality forming. These movies were the best possible adaptation. Loved it. Felt it. Enjoyed it!
@reconsoldier135
Жыл бұрын
I highly recommend not only watching the 1990 TV movie of IT but also the book is phenomenal
@kristianberg4264
Жыл бұрын
Well, let’s be honest, after watching these two far superior adaptations, no one needs to ever acknowledge the 1990 version ever again, it pales in comparison.
@kenpatton8761
11 ай бұрын
Pagliacci(1892) - a short opera about a murderous clown stabbing his wife, her lover and himself to death. That’s the oldest reference to a killer clown I could find. Cheers
@pobstrel
Жыл бұрын
The guy who played young Ben in the mini series of IT was in the architects office. In the book the entire town collapses and not just the Neibolt street house.
@jakeoliver9167
Жыл бұрын
The earliest I can think of regarding the concept of scary clowns is the pied piper. Sarah Jane adventures (doctor who spin off) addressed this. He was someone who no only lured rats away... but children. It could be even older though. Anything that involves working with chikdren perpetuates the most horror with what they could do... same reason puppets and dolls are scary.
@TSIRKLAND
Жыл бұрын
I recently watched a very interesting YT video about the history of the Pied Piper, and whether it may have been based on an actual event.
@chrisegnoto
Жыл бұрын
Oh, I've been waiting for this one. You two are definitely the medicine I need!
@peterosky790
Жыл бұрын
Vicious Mockery is the spell you're referring to in the end.
@Kasino80
Жыл бұрын
I totally started singing the Buffy song seconds before Simone 😅
@KrystalAnn0688
Жыл бұрын
Great reaction! Also Simone randomly singing from Once More With Feeling made me sooo happy 😊
@Nimo-the-Red
Жыл бұрын
I got the Mondo Blue Vinyl for the episode hanging on my wall. Was so happy to hear her singing a bit of it
@unxprienced9548
Жыл бұрын
When I saw this movie, the thing i was most excited about was to see if the Chinese restaurant scene was gonna be kept in,,, and I'm so glad they added it.
@henrybelman7424
11 ай бұрын
"After his death, Grimaldi's memoirs were edited by Charles Dickens. Dickens put his own spin on the lives of Grimaldi and his son, and his version of the account became popular. Andrew Stott claims that Dickens' take on the Grimaldis was the beginning of the idea of the scary clown. France's counterpart to Grimaldi, Jean-Gaspard Deburau, known by his stage name Pierrot, was also likely responsible in part for the scary clown image. In 1836, he hit and killed a boy with his walking stick for shouting insults at him, though he was ultimately acquitted for the murder. French literary critic Edmond de Congourt said of them in 1876, "The clown's art is now rather terrifying and full of anxiety and apprehension, their suicidal feats, their monstrous gesticulations and frenzied mimicry remind one of the courtyard of a lunatic asylum.""
@theshakyproject2971
Жыл бұрын
Simone referencing Once More with Feeling made me so happy. :)
@nkfd4688
Жыл бұрын
A lot of this movie was filmed in the city just next to mine, in Oshawa. Everyone loved driving over to look at the "IT" house they had erected for the film. Good times 😃
@DerekHartley
Жыл бұрын
30:00 I was right there with you, Simone, with the Buffy song.
@Meanwhile-
Жыл бұрын
I saw this in theatres when it came out, in the middle of the day, literally no one else in the room. Probably why I vibe so much with the themes of the film rather than necessarily its fear factor.
@nessrez
Жыл бұрын
I remember having to take a break from listening to the audiobook during the Bev and her husband section bec I started feeling physically ill. Kudos to Steven Weber for his performance on it though
@flor8567
Жыл бұрын
When these movies came out the internet fervor for them was insane and so much fun. It was really cool that for the casting of the adults they listened to the child actors and nailed it. Bill Skarsgard was definitely the star of both movies, and he bodied the role with good reason. p.s. Eddie had to deal with Munchausen by proxy from his mother, which can lead to serious abuse with grave repercussions in adulthood.
@scottrabie
9 ай бұрын
My favorite part of this is Simone singing OMWF at 29:47. And a little history about clowns in Canada that not everyone knows: Look up the great circus riot of Toronto in 1855. Clowns beat the crap out of a group of firemen in a brothel, then the firemen came to the circus to beat up the clowns the next day. The cops did nothing, and led, (in part) to the entire police force being fired and replaced just a few years later. The spell at 34:35 you are asking about is called vicious mockery.
@kalskirata9075
Жыл бұрын
So because of Pennywise having the ability to control his eyes like that even in the first one he would always have one eye in the scene and the other eye staring at the camera to make you feel very uncomfortable that's why the original opening on the first movie and the posters haunt people because he has one eye focused on the kid and the other at the camera
@rikmoran3963
Жыл бұрын
Can't believe that I'd watched this a couple of times and not realised he was the guy from the Old Spice adverts! It was only when George said he had a good voice, that I realised I recognised it.
@supermoogle07
Жыл бұрын
OMG the fact that Simone started singing Once More with Feeling the same time I did is amazing. We are now officially online besties.
@classified77
Жыл бұрын
yall need to watch the original It from 1990, for the sole reason it was filmed here in the lower mainland!! still recognize a lot of scenes in the movie!
@KandiStomper
Жыл бұрын
I've weirdly been patiently waiting for you guys to react to this. Ever since you saw the first chapter anyways.
@nicksmyth4050
Жыл бұрын
I like the implication that there really was a Pennywise the Clown, the IT creature probably ate his kids (the old woman), and just loved taking his form
@sammylane21
Жыл бұрын
When Eddie( I think it was?) had that moment with the puke, I was thinking when did this movie turn to a Sam Rami (yeah, I know I didn't spell it correctly, I know) move? 😂
@nerdwarp112
Ай бұрын
The actor for adult Eddie was my favorite of the castings for the adult versions of the characters. He’s got the mannerisms down perfectly.
@brandontrammel4581
Жыл бұрын
Also it shows how much power Penny wise has over the town and how much power he has period. He has influence over minds and everything in the town. When they left the town and grew up everybody became super successful besides the one who stayed.
@luissanromanjr.5911
Жыл бұрын
Not sure if someone already mentioned this but while filming the movie, the kids had absolutely no interaction with Bill Skarsgard until it was time for them to be in the exact same room. It was the first reveal of them seeing Pennywise during a scene in the house, so there reaction with fear was genuine. I thought that was a pretty cool aspect they did during filming.
@CaturdayNite
Жыл бұрын
29:45 - Simone quoting some Buffy!
@ThyLilium
Жыл бұрын
Sometimes this stuff really freaks me out. Not the scary movie, but how I was thinking about this movie just hours earliers and then I get home and this video is just right there.
@ReverendLondo
Жыл бұрын
I love how they continually make fun of King writing terrible endings. And got Stephen King himself to say a line to that effect. Read "From a Buick 8" to see him totally embracing the concept of people hating him going the other direction and leaving open-ended finales to his stories
@bubu1066
Жыл бұрын
Big shout out to Simone for the Once more with feeling reference! ❤❤
@FoxBatKing
Жыл бұрын
Love the reference to “Once More, With Feeling” 🥰
@rachelBradyni
Жыл бұрын
The beginning is based on what actually happened in early 2010s to a gay couple, the guy drowned to death. The guys that did it basically got let off bc at the time there was so much homophobia, still is, but youd get protests for it now, but it was if i remember correctly, suspended prison sentences which is "hey u go free and live but if u get arrested again in the next few years prison u go"
@TSIRKLAND
Жыл бұрын
I waited to watch your "part 1" reaction until I could watch your "part 2" reaction back to back. Fun to see your reactions! I'll say here what I said there, about the 1990 miniseries, with Tim Curry and company: Both of these are so good. IMHO, both the 1990 version and this two-film version tell the same story very, very well. Obviously they have their differences, but they are both very strong, telling the story in slightly different ways, both very successfully. I recommend you guy react to the original, maybe next year- or sooner, if you want!
@Galiant2010
Жыл бұрын
That intro made me too happy, hearing a SNW reference right off the bat lol.
@samnewlun8702
7 ай бұрын
The fear of clowns started with Ray Bradbury's 1962 novel, Something Wicked This Way Comes. Stephen King cashed in on this fear with his brilliant 1986 novel, IT... which was made into a TV mini-series in 1990 (Tim Curry was incredible as Pennywise the Clown). Of course, the 1988 horror-comedy/sci-fi movie, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, fed into the societal fear as well.
@murraydodds7138
Жыл бұрын
Molly Atkinson, the actress who played Eddie's mother in chapter 1, is the same actress who played his wife in chapter 2. 😀
@alharron2145
Жыл бұрын
I do appreciate Simone's Star Trek inspired intros recently
@minski76
Жыл бұрын
Stephen King has a reputation among his fans that his endings are not usually the strongest parts of his stories, It very much included. Yes, that one is personal :)
@themachodan13
10 ай бұрын
Love how you were singing the Canadian version of the DragonBall Z theme, don’t hear that one too often anymore
@stefkukla8533
3 ай бұрын
Love that little Buffy moment you had, Simone ❤
@brandontrammel4581
Жыл бұрын
It's hinted at that the kids especially like Bill and Stan which is why he you knowed himself because he felt so much is because they have the shine. Lots of characters in King books have it
@johntnguyen1976
11 ай бұрын
Very cool that you guys waited a year to watch this...the adult's hazy recollection of the events is a cool thing to experience in real-time by spreading the viewing apart. I first read IT when I was about the age of the losers club children (yes...waaaayyy too young LOL). But then I re-read the book again when i was the age of the adults...and it BLEW MY MIND. Completely different, but awesome, experiences. So any way to get close to that with the films was ok by me.
@fallenhero3130
Жыл бұрын
I like this movie more than most audiences did, but the book is still better than any of the film adaptations.
@LacoSinfonia
Жыл бұрын
Funny to see how y’all react to the old lady scene. The first trailer was just that scene and it was shown before every movie for about 8 months. When it played in the actual movie, everyone in the theater was like “alright, let’s get on with it”.
@DocuzanQuitomos
Жыл бұрын
"I never thought a horror movie would have that epic saga feel" That's one of the greatest things about this story, and one thing many people who come into contact with the book sometimes overlook: it's a epic saga and, beyond the obvious horror, it's a tale about the power of friendship in the darkest times, in the most obscure places; through the jaws of fear itself. That's why many people also don't get why there would be "Part I" and "Part II" or why it is so long. And while there is a logic to the original ending (with one of the most unadaptable scenes included); that the Loser's Club gets to enjoy their triumph is alwo a good classic ending. "Is It an alien?" An interdimentional being, but kind of: its physical body arrived to earth in a meteorite in the region that would become Derry. In the novel, the existence of It is more complicated: its body in this world can be killed, but its being exists in other dimension; so, technically, It survives this adventure; but it's vanquished from this world. Even Derry can be considered a physical manifestation of It's will; its private "ranch" for its food; when It dies, Derry gets heavily damaged in a storm and it slowly begins to die as a town. "Facing your worst fears would make you succesful?" That's a nice message, but the novel gives a different explanation to what happens to the guys: it's It's intervention so they never return. It is an interdimensional being that can alter the fabric of reality in different ways, not only for fear (its powers are proven to the point no adult in Derry notices/cares for kids disappearing in gruesome ways and so many violent tragedies happening all around). But, as an almost deity it can create the opposite effect: good fortune. Why would any of them honor an oath if they are tempted with a life of riches and fortune? Mike Hanlon even describes (in the book, at least) that he elected to stay and his luck has been almost shitty: not enough payment, financial problems... as if the town wanted to kick him out. And that would be it; nice reaction. See you in the next one.
@markmosley3547
Жыл бұрын
FYI the eye thing Pennywise die beneath the bleachers isn’t an effect. Bill Skarsgard can actually do that.
@jayconant3816
Жыл бұрын
George, I think the whole clown situation is probably summed up by lon chaney Sr and his creepy silent film clown roles for back in the day and his quote" A clown is funny in the circus ring,but what would be the normal reaction to opening a door at midnight and finding the same clown standing there in tbe moonlight"....
@virtualcynical8515
Жыл бұрын
There's a Not-So-Fun Fact that the opening of this film is based on a Crime of a similar nature. In the Movie, Two Gay Men in a Small Town are targeted and beaten down by bullies, and when the bullies leave, Penny-wise targets the more Vulnerable of the Duo. In Reality, one of the Men had a breathing condition (referenced in the film too) and after the Bully's took away his inhaler and left, he died due to complications with his breathing. No charges pressed. It's scarier in reality I think, knowing hate crimes just take place on American Soil and people aren't charged due to the sexuality of the Victims. Penny-wise being spooky makes it better, because it makes it feel Fictional. Hope this didn't bum you out
@davidgrover3860
Жыл бұрын
It was the 1984 murder of Charlie Howard in Bangor Maine (during the time King was writing the book), he was thrown in the river and drowned with complications due to asthma. The killers were convicted but as juveniles so they were out of jail after a few years.
@Beshuu
Жыл бұрын
The Losers use Vicious Mockery to kill IT. I love bards.
@Grenn1471
Жыл бұрын
As far as the book ending jokes, I know King has had that thrown at him a lot. This book in particular has a very extreme part at the end that many people didn't like. They replaced it with the blood oath scene.
@kjacob35
Жыл бұрын
I don't think you've reacted to it yet, but in the Stephen King cameo scene in the pawn shop, the license plate for Christine (1983) is over his shoulder. 😃
@EverydayWithBobby
Жыл бұрын
JUST watched Christine the other night 😂 love that movie. They need a very carefully done remake. That would be a very dope updated remake
@CarnageO31
Жыл бұрын
Simone singing Buffy makes me want to go watch it, lol.
@SilentBob731
Жыл бұрын
1:31 #WeShitWithSimone 18:00 True, they don't remember everything. The Tween gang-bang from the novel is, probably best, forgotten entirely in the film adaptation. 29:48 As if we didn't love Simone enough already, she's breaking out the "Once More With Feeling" references now. 😃🎵😍🎶❤ 39:51 I feel ya, George. While Jessica Chastain doesn't really do it for me, there are a few actresses about whom I might express a similar sentiment. 🤩😍
@Raptorrex65
Жыл бұрын
Pennywise is a interdimensional being that's been here for a varrrrry long time, he's a minion of the crimson king. And fun little Stephen King twist when he arrives pennywise actually hits a UFO causing it to crash, that ship is the one from The Tommyknockers.
@ILikeCHEEZ9
Жыл бұрын
Simone said "This is the Simone Zone!"
@stevenulch2764
11 ай бұрын
You need to react to the 90s IT. In book and 90s Henry didn't escape by killing the guard but guard was afraid of dogs so Pennywise turns into a dog to break Henry free. Also, Mike gets stabbed by Henry, not Eddie. Also, they took out scene of Henry in classroom. They also altered the "Kiss me fat boy!" scene. 90s had book version. Fun Fact: guy first shown in Ben's meeting is adult aged actor who's actor was 90s Ben child.
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